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By: Jim Roy https://thebetterplan.org/2013/03/28/the-life-principles-of-reality-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-130
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:45:20 +0000http://thebetterplan.org/?p=228#comment-130

Good to hear from you, Kim. Thank you for your encouragement regarding the biography. I think I will know soon regarding an actual publishing date. I will let you know when I get that information. I am glad that you found the blog, and curious actually, as to how you came into awareness of it. How did you find The Better Plan?

I think that self-discipline and integrity are part of your “making a plan.” They are attributes that you feel will bring you closer to what you want; when you behave in a self-disciplined manner it is need-satisfying. When you don’t (I am sure this never happens with you, but just for the sake of discussion let’s say you don’t), you may feel bad. Part of you wants to make an excuse for your lapse; another part of you wants to punish yourself somehow. (we can be very creative self-punishers) Reality therapy reminds us to self-evaluate;make a new plan or re-commit to the old plan, and move on without excuses or punishment. And most importantly, we never give up. We don’t give up on others, and similarly we don’t give up on ourselves either.
Self-discipline and integrity are two powerful elements to strive for.